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Stockholders' Equity

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Stockholders' Equity
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity

Note 10. Stockholders' Equity

 

Effective January 27, 2015, the Company's Board of Directors adopted the Stock Incentive Plan of 2015 (the “2015 Plan”) which provides for up to an additional 1,250,000 shares available for issuance to provide a long-term incentive plan for officers, employees, directors and/or consultants to directly link incentives to stockholder value. The 2015 Plan was approved by stockholders on February 25, 2015.

 

The adoption of the 2015 Plan superseded the 2013 Incentive Equity Plan (“2013 Plan”), which had been in place since April 2013. In the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Company awarded 12,500 restricted shares of the company's common stock (“Restricted Stock”) to two senior executives, under the 2015 Plan. Total stock compensation expense for the restricted stock was approximately $17,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2015.

 

The Company also recognizes stock compensation expense for (i) Board of Directors fees (paid in treasury stock) and (ii) the Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan (via restricted stock). Stock-based compensation expense for the Board of Director fees and Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan was $176,200 and $585,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and $204,000 and $909,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. Stock compensation expense is recognized in corporate, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Combined Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

 

In March 2015, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 20,000 shares of the Company's common stock beginning March 25, 2015 and continuing through March 25, 2016. The stock repurchases were made through open market transactions at times and in such amounts as the Company's broker determined subject to the provisions of SEC Rule 10b-18. All repurchases were made by April 30, 2015. The following table illustrates the Company's treasury stock purchases and issuances for the nine months ended June 30, 2015:

 


(in thousands, except share amounts) Shares       Cost  
               
Balance as of September 30, 2014 15,766     $ 650
Purchased 20,000       1,029
Issued to Directors and Named Executive Officers    (12,916 )     (532 )
             
Balance as of June 30, 2015   22,850     $ 1,147